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BYZANTINE TUESDAY EDITION

Easter_Orthodox_Catholic_Francis_BartholomewCatholics & Orthodox Must Agree on a Common Date for Easter Before 2698

by John Fotopoulos

of Public Orthodoxy

Book Review: The Russian Church and the Papacy – F.S. Lerner, Maccabee Society
The Death of Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople, 1821 – Matthew Namee, Orthodox Hstry
Eritrean Christians Face A Time of Great Tribulation – Michael Avramovich, Touchstone
The Patriarch, The Pope, and the Refugee Crisis – John Chryssavgis, First Things
Still Threatened by Genocide, We Must Heed Message of an Armenian Saint – Vahan Dilanyan
Turkish Pres. Erdogan Seizes 6 Churches, Turns State Property – Michael Van Der Galien
Middle East: Bulldozed for a Mall? What Might Happen to These Church Ruins – A.A. Gonsalves
2/3 of Russians Favor Further Meetings between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill – Interfax
Plans Underway for Pope Francis to Visit Armenia – Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald
Pope Francis & Orthodox Leaders Ask World to Respond to Refugee Crisis – Cindy Wooden
Are Mormons Actually Moving Closer to Orthodoxy? – Gerald McDermott, First Things
Amoris Lætitia: The Infamous Footnote 351 – Big Pulpit (April 11, 2016)
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, Amoris Defetiscenia – Big Pulpit (April 28, 2016)
For the GOD & CAESAR SUNDAY EDITION (April 24, 2016) click here.
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For the TUESDAY EDITION (April 26, 2016) click here.
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For the TUESDAY EXTRA (April 26, 2016) click here.
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For the THURSDAY EDITION (April 28, 2016) click here.
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MONDAY EDITION

Man Woman Front Back transparent pic 2Born That Way? The Evolution of Humanity, Sex, and Gender

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg

Fr. Mike Schmitz, Forfeit Your Justice League Membership Card! – Alex R. Hey, Epic Pew
The New Religion of the Silicon Valley Elite – Ed West, Catholic Herald
For He That Eateth & Drinketh Unworthily, Eateth & Drinketh Judgment to Himself – Fr. Z
The Mother’s Day Gift List You’ve Been Looking For – Laura Guzman, The Cthlc Gentleman
Non-Judgmental Shepherds – Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky, The Catholic Thing
The Catholic Church Is “Crunchy”, Too – Julie Machado, Ignitum Today
The Black Hole of the Modern Campus Mind – Glenn Stanton, National Catholic Register
Mormons, Muslims, and Lazy Christians; Our Poor Witness – Bernard Toutounji, Ignitum Tdy
The Word Alone in Scripture; Multiple Solæ? – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
How God’s Mercy Can Heal Your Wounds – Scott Eric Alt, National Catholic Register
On Video Games: The Good and the Bad – Paul Catalanotto, Crisis Magazine
Amoris Lætitia: The Infamous Footnote 351 – Big Pulpit (April 11, 2016)
Five Serious Problems with Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia – Big Pulpit (April 24, 2016)
For the GOD & CAESAR SUNDAY EDITION (April 24, 2016) click here.
For the LATE SUNDAY EDITION (April 24, 2016) click here.
For the ST. PETER & PROPHET MUHAMMAD MON. EDITION (April 25, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA (April 25, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (April 26, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR TUESDAY EDITION (April 26, 2016) click here.
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MONDAY EXTRA

Kneeling Altar Rail Holy Communion PriestThe Omission in that Haunts the Church, 1 Corinthians 11:27-29 and Amoris Laetitia

by Peter Kwasniewski, Ph.D.,

of New Liturgical Movement

My Visit to Fox News – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
The Little Sister’s Last Stand for Religious Liberty – Bruce Frohnen, Crisis Magazine
Pope Francis Has the Best Emojis – Alex R. Hey, Epic Pew
Jane Austen Prays – Guy McClung J.D. Ph.D., Catholic Stand
The (John Allen’s) Crux of the Religion-News Business in the Age of the Internet – Tr. Mattingly
The Distinctiveness of Christianity – Howard Kainz, The Catholic Thing
Mirrors Darkly – Kevin Aldrich, Catholic Stand
Mother Angelica’s Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures (Image Books) – Stuart Dunn
Pope Francis: When Giving to the Poor, Look Them in the Eyes – Ann Schneible, C.N.A.
Always Watching: Of Candles, Commands, and “The Joy of Love” – Rick Becker, N.C. Register
The Universal Destination Of Goods: The Good, The Greedy and The Robbers – Veronica Arntz
Amoris Lætitia, The Joy of Love: Sunday Update – Big Pulpit (April 10, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia: The Infamous Footnote 351 – Big Pulpit (April 11, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia: Strong Reactions – Big Pulpit (April 12, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, The Joy of Love: Tuesday Update – Big Pulpit (April 12, 2016)
For the ST. PETER & PROPHET MUHAMMAD FRIDAY EDITION (April 8, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (April 11, 2016) click here.
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Amoris Lætitia, The Joy of Love: Sunday Update

Edward Peters PhDThe Law Before ‘Amoris’ Is The Law After

by Edward N. Peters, J.C.D. J.D.,

of In the Light of the Law

a Canon Law Blog

Musings on #AmorisLaetitiae and a ‘Statement” From Great #confccb Priests – Fr. Z’s Blog
Pope Francis’s Revolution Has Been Cancelled – Damian Thompson, The Spectator
Some Various Writing Flaws, But No Doctrinal Change – Edward N. Peters J.C.D. J.D., C.W.R.
Fr. Z Fisks Dr. Ed Peters ‘Some Various Writing Flaws, But No Doctrinal Change’ – Fr. Z’s Blog
Fr. Z Fisks Robert Royal on Amoris Laetitia: Chaos & Conflict, Not Catholicity – Fr. Z’s Blog
There Will Be Those Who Will Contort Amoris Laetitia Into the Kasper Proposal – Fr. Z’s Blog
Amoris Laetitia Leads Us To Conclude That No Sin Has Ever Occurred – Fr. James V. Schall S.J.
‘Amoris Laetitia,’ the Holy Spirit and the Synod of Surprises – Fr. Raymond J. De Souza
Interpreting Amoris Laetitia ‘Through the Lens of Catholic Tradition’ – Andrea Gagliarducci
Pope Francis on Love, Marriage, and the Family – George Weigel
‘More Catholic Than The Pope’ – Confitebor, Rorate Cæli
Amoris Lætitia: The Infamous Footnote 351 – Big Pulpit (April 11, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia: Strong Reactions – Big Pulpit (April 12, 2016)
Amoris Lætitia, The Joy of Love: Tuesday Update – Big Pulpit (April 12, 2016)
For the GOD & CAESAR FRIDAY EDITION (April 8, 2016) click here.
For the ST. PETER & PROPHET MUHAMMAD FRIDAY EDITION (April 8, 2016) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (April 10, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (April 11, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION (April 11, 2016) click here.
For the MONDAY EXTRA (April 11, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (April 12, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA (April 12, 2016) click here.

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TUESDAY EXTRA

Picture of Decay in an Industrial City This Is Not Detroit I ThinkHow The Church Failed Fishtown

by Stephen Schmalhofer

of First Things

Asia Bibi Sentenced To Death For Faith, But in the Vatican Her Case Is Taboo – Sandro Magister
The Hell of Sexual Abuse by Priests: Two Altoona-Johnstown Questions – Terry Mattingly, G.R.
How To Read The Exhortation of Desolation – Patrick Archbold, Creative Minority Report
The Church Can’t Forget to Care for Faithful Couples, Too – Teresa Tomeo, O.S.V. Nwswkly
The Peasantry of the Future – John Médaille, The Distributist Review
The U.S. Military and the Catholic Faith: Authority – Brandon Schild, Catholic Stand
The Vatican Shouldn’t Sacrifice Persecuted Catholics For China Love – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith
Abraham Lincoln on Mercy – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
The Church and the Moral Framework of the Economy – Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing
If You Remember the Victims of Lahore – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
For the Mother Angelica, Queen of All Media post (April 3, 2016) click here.
For the BYZANTINE MONDAY EDITION (April 4, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION (April 4, 2016) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (April 6, 2016) click here.
For the THURSDAY EDITION (April 7, 2016) click here.
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TUESDAY EDITION

John AllenJohn Allen and His Odd Statement on Summorum Pontificum

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Notre Dame Faculty Call on University to Rescind Award to Pro-Abort Joe Biden – Mt. Archbold
21-Year-Old Student Ends Her Life After Terrible Grief Following Her Abortion – Micaiah Bilger
Regensburg Revisited: Ten Years Later, A West Still in Denial – Samuel Gregg Ph.D., C.W.R.
Movie Review of Benedict vs. Francis: Dawn Of Mercy – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Update on Reginald Foster’s ‘Ossa Latinitatis Sola’, Request for Old Ludi Domestici – Fr. Z’s Blg
Samuel Gregg: Catholicism and the Enlightenment – John Couretas, Power Blog
In Praise of Irregularity – Peter Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement
Laugh and Grow Strong – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
The Scandal of the Particular: The Christian Essence of Human Culture – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D.
Pope Francis Receives S.S.P.X.’s Bishop Fellay in Private Audience – Edward Pentin, The Reg
Play Ball! On Faith and Baseball – George J. Galloway, The Dispatch
For the Mother Angelica, Queen of All Media post (April 3, 2016) click here.
For the BYZANTINE MONDAY EDITION (April 4, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION (April 4, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA (April 5, 2016) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (April 6, 2016) click here.

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MONDAY EXTRA

Bishop Fellay SSPXUpdated: Pope Francis Received S.S.P.X. Bishop Bernard Fellay

by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

of Fr. Z’s Blog

Obama Unfairly Targeting Pro-Life People Peacefully Protesting Abortion – Kesley Harkenss
So Many Books, So Little Time – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Another God & Football Story: E.S.P.N. Ignores Catholic Faith in Harbaugh Story – Tr. Mattingly
J.R.R. Tolkien, the Feast of the Annunciation and the Defeat of Sauron – Angelo Stagnaro
When Lady Day Falls on Good Friday  – Regis Martin, Crisis Magazine
The Right Kind of Fear, Not Doing the Will of God – Ryan Kraeger, Ignitum Today
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord (Transferred) – Dan Burke, Cthlc Spiritual Drctn
The Annunciation: A Pattern for Our Lives – Stephanie H. To, Catholic Stand
Church Joins in Mourning Pakistan’s Park-Massacre Victims of Easter – Anto Akkara, The Reg
The Power of Words for Pilgrims of Mercy: The Brilliance of the Resurrection – Sar. Huntzinger
Pope Asks Bishops To Set Up New Charities To Mark Year of Mercy – Cindy Wooden, Cthlc Hrld
For the Mother Angelica, Queen of All Media post (April 3, 2016) click here.
For the BYZANTINE MONDAY EDITION (April 4, 2016) click here.
For the GOD & CAESAR MONDAY EDITION (April 4, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (April 5, 2016) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA (April 5, 2016) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (April 6, 2016) click here.

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THURSDAY EXTRA: Plus the Latest Synod Updates

Synod Fathers 2015 Extraordinary Session wide angle viewFor Many Catholics Following the Synod Too Closely Is a Path to Sorrow

by Francis Phillips

of Catholic Herald Magazine

 

Concerning Charlie Johnston and His Private Revelations – Kevin J. Symonds, CNaI
Who Is the Whore of Babylon? – Ray Sullivan, Catholic Stand
Syria Christians ‘Begging’ West to Help Refugees – Dan Meloy, Catholic San Francisco
Synod: Finding Inoffensive Language While Remaining Faithful to Gospel – Robert Royal
ISIS Keeps Killing Christians: Why Is This Merely ‘Conservative News’? – Terry Mattingly
Do We Really Want Pope Francis To Win the Nobel Peace Prize? – Ed West, Cthlc Herald
Religious Leaders, Scholars Ask Obama to Declare I. S. I. S. Violence a Genocide – The Reg
An Unexploded Bomb in the Instrumentum Laboris? – Xavier Rynne II, Catholic Herald
New Movement Seeks to Share the Reality of Marriage – Kevin Jones, The N. C. Register
Synod Problems: A Scandalized Bishop, Over-Represented Lib Bishops – Dam. Thompson
Looking Back: Gay ‘marriage’ Advocate Gregory Baum Lauded by Fr. T. Rosica – JH Westen
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Update for Thursday – Big Pulpit (October 8, 2015)
Synod Update for Tuesday Morning – Big Pulpit (October 20, 2015)
For the MONDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
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Synod Update for Wednesday

Saint Peters Square at Dusk DawnThose That We Bend For, Could Care Less About Being Catholic

by Father Nicholas Gregoris

The Dispatch from The Catholic World Report

 

The Cooked, the Crude, the Synod – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
How the Church Saved My Marriage: Not By Changing Praxis! – Rachael Marie Collins, FT
Synod Day 2: Pope Affirms Doctrine on Marriage Not Called Into Question – Edward Pentin
Multiple Fault Lines Emerge After Day 2 – Xavier Rynne II, Catholic Herald Magazine
Predicting the Synod: Not Gonna Happen – Ross Douthat, Evaluations Blog
Will the Bishops Pay Obedience to the Faith? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph. D., Catholic Culture
The Synod’s ‘Maginot Line’ – Patrick Archbold, Fetzen Fliegen
Crd. DiNardo: Working Doc. Uneven in Quality; Synod Fathers Offer Insight – C. Harmon
Of African Family Values and the Synod; Polygamy An Issue – Francis Njuguna, The Reg
Five Things You Can Do to Support the Synod – Marge Fenelon, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Archbishop Kurtz Interviewed After Day 1 – Edward Pentin, The National Cthlc Register
Vatican Press Conf. Suggests Clearer, Evangelizing Synod Discussion – John Paul Shimek
Pp. Francis Makes First Direct Intervention; Was Crd. Erdö Undermined? – Fr. N. Gregoris
Full Text of Cardinal Erdö’s Speech to the Opening of the Synod – The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.
For the THUR. EXTRA: Plus the Latest Synod Updates (October 8, 2015) click here.

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TUESDAY EDITION

Dont Tread on Me Yellow Snake Flag Freedom Liberty AmericanOn Resistance: What are the Options?

by James Kalb

of Crisis Magazine

 

Oops! Watch M.S.N.B.C.’s Pro-Abortion Hit Job Backfire on Live T.V. – Joan F. Desmond
To Whom Do Children Belong? How Gay ‘Marriage’ Threatens Parental Rights – Moschella
The Repercussions of Divorce on a Child – Anthony Esolen, The Catholic Thing
What Path Is God Calling Me To? – Fr. John Bartunek L. C., Catholic Spiritual Direction
Catholic Fantasy Football Draft – Tristan Rios, Epic Pew
The Grocery Line Love Story – Judith Costello, Catholic Stand
Two Keys to Understanding Jesus’ Teaching on Marriage – Fr. Anthony Gerber, PbT
The Duty of Parents – Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, The Catholic Gentleman
Personhood and Monkey Business – Karl Keating, Catholic Answers
Mexican Exorcist Among Sainthood Causes Advanced by Pope – The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Striving for a Better Understanding of ‘Dignitatis Humanae’ – Edward Pentin, The Reg
Why Outreach to the Divorced Is the Catholic Way – Susie Lloyd, The Ntnl Cthlc Register
Embrace God’s Mercy, Today! – Anne Marie Miller, Ignitum Today
Marriage and Family – Marcellino D’Ambrosio Ph. D., Catholic Lane
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.

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Synod Update for Monday

Cardinal Peter ErdoGood News from the Synod, Nine Things to Know and Share

by Jimmy Akin

of The National Catholic Register

 

Cardinal Kasper Resorts to the ‘F’ Word in Addressing Critics – Mark Brumley
It’s the Adultery, Stupid – Todd Aglialoro, Catholic Answers
I’m Already Sick of the Synod, Synod Fatigue™ – Fr. Z’s Blog
‘Do They not fear God?’ – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Words of Encouragement From Our Contemporary Athanasius – Steve Skojec, One Ptr 5
10 Things To Do Instead Of Reading About The Synod – LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy
Thomas More: The Saint for the Synod – Samuel Gregg, The Catholic World Report
The Synod on the Family: A Guide to the Opening Day – John Paul Shimek, The Dispatch
Review: Christ’s New Homeland, Africa; Re: Synod by African Pastors – Msgr. I. Barreiro
Pope Opens Synod of Bishops with Call to Blend Tradition with Mercy – Inés San Martín
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
For the MONDAY EXTRA (October 5, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.

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MONDAY EXTRA

Pope Francis waving to crowd smiling outside sunnyWe’ve Been Warned; Pope Francis

by Molly Oshatz

of First Things

 

Squaring the Circle: The Synod’s Most Likely Outcome, Barring a Miracle – Rorate Cæli
The Battle Over Sexuality In The Catholic Church Begins – William M. Briggs, SttS
Mark Wahlberg and the Catholic Conscience – Susie Lloyd, The National Cthlc Register
Archbishop Gänswein’s Thinly Veiled Critique of the German Bishops – Rorate Cæli
Five Guiding Principles for the Synod – Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing
The Importance of Showing Up – Autumn Jones, Catholic Stand
Abortion Is the Primary Preventable Risk Factor for Breast Cancer – Patty Knap, The Reg
U. S. States Will Be Able to Defund Planned Parenthood – Catholic Herald Magazine
Full Text: Pope Francis’s Address to Opening Session of Synod – Catholic Herald Magazine
All Those Moves, and Still Home – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
Syrian Town of Christian Martyrs Licks its Wounds – Arthur Herlin, Aleteia
Pope Francis, Aftershock – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Sunday – Big Pulpit (October 4, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 5, 2015)
Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Second Synod Update for Wednesday – Big Pulpit (October 7, 2015)
Synod Update for Saturday – Big Pulpit (October 10, 2015)
Synod Update for Monday – Big Pulpit (October 19, 2015)
Post-Synod Update for Tuesday – Big Pulpit (October 27, 2015)
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA: Plus Coverage of the Synod (October 6, 2015) click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (October 7, 2015) click here.
For the FRIDAY EXTRA & Synod Update (October 16, 2015) click here.
For the SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION (October 18, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY BYZANTINE EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
For the MONDAY EDITION (October 19, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (October 27, 2015) click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA (October 27, 2015) click here.

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